1999 The Fountainhead Essay Contest

The Fountainhead Essay Winners

First Place

• Boleslaw Z. Kabala, Groton School, Groton, MA

Second Place

• Alex Zuckerman, North Hollywood H.S., North Hollywood, CA
• Matthew McDermott, The Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, Natchitoches, LA
• John Perich, Loyola Blakefield H.S., Towson, MD
• Rachana Vajjhala, Fox Chapel Area H.S., Pittsburgh, PA
• Melissa Bailey, James E. Taylor H.S., Katy, TX

Third Place

• Christon Smith, A. P. Brewer H.S., Somerville, AL
• Stephanie Erin Brewer, Masuk H.S., Monroe, CT
• Lauren Davis, Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville, FL
• Ann Yribar, Bishop Kelly H.S., Boise, ID
• Yuan Wang, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
• John Eric Howell—II, Lamar Foundation H.S., Meridian, MS
• Laura K. Nuffer, Horace Greeley H.S., Chappaqua, NY
• Adrianne J. Pasquarelli, Rhinebeck H.S., Rhinebeck, NY
• Brian C. Henriksen, Harrisonburg H.S., Harrisonburg, VA
• Ashwini Natraj, St. Xaviers College, Mumbai, India

Finalist

• Heidi Henrich, Desert Mountain H.S., Scottsdale, AZ
• Cody Hunt, Agoura H.S., Agoura Hills, CA
• Courtney Baird, Helix H.S., La Mesa, CA
• Luis Loera, Marshall Fundamental Secondary School, Pasadena, CA
• Catherine Halaby, Robert Louis Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA
• Toby Anekwe, Frank Scott Bunnell H.S., Stratford, CT
• Elizabeth Hunter, Satellite H.S., Satellite Beach, FL
• Jenny Tung, Alan C. Pope H.S., Marietta, GA
• Anne M. Maas, Madison Consolidated H.S., Madison, IN
• Katie Mulloy, Peru H.S., Peru, IN
• Kimberly Rose Adams, John Ehret H.S., Marrero, LA
• Jon A. Gegenheimer, Jesuit H.S., New Orleans, LA
• Melissa Haines, Littleton Jr./Sr. H.S., Littleton, MA
• Jonathan Brown, Durand Area H.S., Durand, MI
• Trevor Gunderson, Petoskey H.S., Petoskey, MI
• Lindsey Gay, Gull Lake H.S., Richland, MI
• Angela Wolak, Vassar H.S., Vassar, MI
• Matthew B. Greenblatt, Kearney H.S., Kearney, MO
• Jill E. Redhage, Leesville Road H.S., Raleigh, NC
• Leslie Wilson, Central H.S., Grand Forks, ND
• Kathleen L. Dobson, Rhinebeck H.S., Rhinebeck, NY
• Colleen Hoeffling, Southold H.S., Southold, NY
• Lawrence S. Lansing, Lansingburgh H.S., Troy, NY
• Adam Tyner, Sapulpa H.S., Sapulpa, OK
• Lindsay N. Oishi, Pennsbury H.S., Fairless Hills, PA
• Andrea Campagna, Central H.S., Philadelphia, PA
• Maria Aspan, Academy of Notre Dame De Namur, Villanova, PA
• Molly Sadler, Middleton H.S., Charleston, SC
• Jeanmarie Hicks, Saint Thomas More H.S., Rapid City, SD
• Amy M. Garey, Calallen H.S., Corpus Christi, TX
• Spencer W. Romney, Skyline H.S., Salt Lake City, UT
• Matt Wendlandt, Appleton North H.S., Appleton, WI
• Julie Moffitt, New Richmond H.S., New Richmond, WI
• Alon Jay Katsir, Prince of Wales Mini School, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Ali Okhowat, York Mills Collegiate Institute, North York, ON, Canada

Semi-Finalist

• Taisiya Yelenskaya
• David Prichard, Glendowie College, Auckland, , New Zealand
• Stephan Koev, Bertolt Brecht Foreign Language School, Pazardjik, Bulgaria
• Jennifer M. Julian, Demopolis H.S., Demopolis, AL
• Emily Kaye McCarson, Demopolis H.S., Demopolis, AL
• Derek Smith, Bismarck H.S., Bismarck, AR
• Mariah Freark, Chandler H.S., Chandler, AZ
• Doris Hom, Dobson H.S., Mesa, AZ
• Cse Cooney, Arizona School for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ
• Alissa Larson, Washington H.S., Phoenix, AZ
• Marc Hogan, Desert Mountain H.S., Scottsdale, AZ
• Michelle Garrard, Catalina Foothills H.S., Tucson, AZ
• William A. Bazzell, Kofa H.S., Yuma, AZ
• Kim Sullivan, Aptos H.S., Aptos, CA
• Meghan McCarty, Notre Dame H.S., Belmont, CA
• Consuelo L. Lopez, Bloomington Christian School, Bloomington, CA
• Celina Castillo, Cathedral City H.S., Cathedral City, CA
• Kenneth M. Frazier, Fountain Valley H.S., Fountain Valley, CA
• Lilla Megyei, Dos Pueblos H.S., Goleta, CA
• Anthony Nguyen, Edison H.S., Huntington Beach, CA
• Michael L. Blumberg, La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, CA
• Jordan Michelle Wood, Los Alamitos H.S., Los Alamitos, CA
• Shaun Rosenstein, Paloma Valley H.S., Menifee, CA
• Kristi Van Winden, Justin-Siena H.S., Napa, CA
• Valerie Nishikubo, John Marshall Fundamental, Pasadena, CA
• June Kim, Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA
• Katherine Frame, Serrano H.S., Phelan, CA
• Chris Luhrs, Palos Verdes Peninsula H.S., Rolling Hills Estates, CA
• Sena Christian, Ck McClatchy H.S., Sacramento, CA
• Claudia Dominguez, Independence H.S., San Jose, CA
• Saloumeh Kashani, Van Nuys H.S., Van Nuys, CA
• Stephanie Yang, Van Nuys H.S., Van Nuys, CA
• Jennifer Walz, Trinity H.S., Weaverville, CA
• Jim Mc Fadden, Smoky Hill H.S., Aurora, CO
• Shane Omar Slattery-Quintanilla, Del Norte H.S., Del Norte, CO
• Maggie Whittum, Steamboat Springs H.S., Steamboat Springs, CO
• Jordyn Paradis, The Morgan School, Clinton, CT
• Christopher R. Spock, Canton H.S., Collinsville, CT
• Jeffrey M. Clapp, Southeast H.S., Bradenton, FL
• Ryan Ramagosa, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Mercedes Rodriguez, Miami Springs S. H., Miami Springs, FL
• Isabel Huber, Gulliver Preparatory, Pinecrest, FL
• Andrew Lisi, Seminole H.S., Sanford, FL
• Zoila Catalan Forgione, Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa, FL
• Rohit Shetty, Athen Academy, Athens, GA
• Alyssa Sinclair, Henry W. Grady H.S., Atlanta, GA
• Lora Parvis, North Cobb H.S., Kennesaw, GA
• Cassie Leanne Boggs, Lagrange H.S., Lagrange, GA
• Paul Kim, Berkmar H.S., Lilburn, GA
• Jonathan Atteberry, Parkview H.S., Lilburn, GA
• Mary Duddy, Sacred Hearts Academy, Kaneohe, HI
• Kristin Carlson, Hempstead H.S., Dubuque, IA
• Shannon Holt, Hempstead H.S., Dubuque, IA
• Ryan Sawyer, Mason City H.S., Mason City, IA
• Eric Jackson, Skylilne H.S., Idaho Falls, ID
• Jacob Dixon, Skyline H.S., Idaho Falls, ID
• Justin Frandsen, Skyline H.S., Idaho Falls, ID
• Whitney Lent, Skyline H.S., Idaho Falls, ID
• Bryce C. Inman, Lakeland H.S., Rathdrum, ID
• Kandace Schindler, Cary-Grove Community H.S., Cary, IL
• Leslie Cooke, Lyons Township H.S., La Grange, IL
• Karin Chen, Libertyville H.S., Libertyville, IL
• Jennifer Eason, Manteno H.S., Manteno, IL
• Sue Ellen Schumacher, Providence Catholic H.S., New Lenox, IL
• Kristin Lodolce, St. Charles H.S., Saint Charles, IL
• Katie Morenz, Woodstock H.S., Woodstock, IL
• Suzanne Doering, Bloomington H.S. South, Bloomington, IN
• James P. Sitzman, Scecina Memorial H.S., Indianapolis, IN
• Wanda Loveless, La Lumiere School, La Porte, IN
• Amy Halle, La Porte H.S., La Porte, IN
• Justin Ward, Belle Plaine H.S., Belle Plaine, KS
• Jenny Hime, Holton H.S., Holton, KS
• Katharine Shirk, Shawnee Mission South H.S., Overland Park, KS
• Jennifer Bedell, Blue Valley H.S., Stilwell, KS
• Andy Mc Adam, Kapaun Mt. Carmel H.S., Wichita, KS
• Alyssa Olivier, Wichita Collegiate School, Wichita, KS
• Abigail Crawford, Dupont Manual H.S., Louisville, KY
• Dawn Ruth Wilson, H.L. Bourgeois H.S., Gray, LA
• Christopher Fleitas, Jesuit H.S., New Orleans, LA
• Naveen Goela, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
• Brittany Wells, Milford H.S., Milford, MA
• Dawn Reeves, Paint Branch H.S., Burtonsville, MD
• Carla Mastraccio, Sanford H.S., Sanford, ME
• Matthew Crapko, Oscar A. Carlson H.S., Gibraltar, MI
• Marc Phillips, Noah Webster Academy, Ionia, MI
• Joy Carolann Schaefer, Manistee Area S. H.S., Manistee, MI
• Sonali Rajan, Okemos H.S., Okemos, MI
• Michael Jaquith, Petoskey H.S., Petoskey, MI
• Scott Toporek, Petoskey H.S., Petoskey, MI
• Amanda Hudson, Spring Lake H.S., Spring Lake, MI
• Stuart Brody, West Bloomfield H.S., West Bloomfield, MI
• Scott Steven Eckert, St. Anthony Village H.S., Saint Anthony Village, MN
• Lila Savage, St. Louis Park S. H.S., Saint Louis Park, MN
• Erica Waddell, Blue Springs South H.S., Blue Springs, MO
• Amy Richards, Branson H.S., Branson, MO
• Eric Harkleroad, The Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO
• Tom Denton, Oakville S. H.S., Saint Louis, MO
• Dan Barber, Lamar H.S., Meridian, MS
• Anjlee Mehta, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Ridgeland, MS
• Ashley Ascione, Bigfork H.S., Bigfork, MT
• Erika Barnhart, Powder River Co. District H.S., Broadus, MT
• Dennis Lingerfelt, Clyde A. Erwin H.S., Asheville, NC
• Onnesha Roychoudhuri, East Chapel Hill H.S., Chapel Hill, NC
• Brandi Childers, Concord H.S., Concord, NC
• Monica Chen, Jordan H.S., Durham, NC
• Gregory J. Barlow, The N. C. School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
• Nathaniel Horner, Leesville Road H.S., Raleigh, NC
• Rebecca L. Stewart, Pinecrest H.S., Southern Pines, NC
• Lark Potmesil, Alliance H.S., Alliance, NE
• Elizabeth Beer, Burke H.S., Omaha, NE
• Ellen Heitman, Scottsbluff H.S., Scottsbluff, NE
• Adrienne Valdez, Manchester H.S. West, Manchester, NH
• Colin Peppard, Cinnaminson H.S., Cinnaminson, NJ
• Kaitlen Jay Exum, Mahwah H.S., Mahwah, NJ
• Elana Stein, Frisch Yeshiva H.S., Paramus, NJ
• Julia Coppock, West Windsor-Plainsboro H.S., Princeton Junction, NJ
• Joseph Navatto, Somerville H.S., Somerville, NJ
• Meagan Kelley Murphy, Pope John Xxiii H.S., Sparta, NJ
• Gabe Carr, Manzano H.S., Albuquerque, NM
• Bryan Blumenkopf, Shenendehowa H.S., Clifton Park, NY
• Ryan R. Ludwig, Williamsville East H.S., East Amherst, NY
• Kelly Ramundo, Islip H.S., Islip, NY
• Stephen Vider, Long Beach H.S., Lido Beach, NY
• Rachael Briggs, Marcellus H.S., Marcellus, NY
• Meghan Leigh Dunn, New Hartford H.S., New Hartford, NY
• Mary M. Collins, Notre Dame School, New York, NY
• Rachel Zabarkes, The Spence School, New York, NY
• Christina Chang, United Nations International School, New York, NY
• Hillary Waite, Skaneateles H.S., Skaneateles, NY
• Christopher J. Schnelle, Moeller H.S., Cincinnati, OH
• Alice Cecelia Fisher, Mt. Notre Dame H.S., Cincinnati, OH
• Elizabeth Harrow, Mt. Notre Dame H.S., Cincinnati, OH
• Danielle Lake, Hilliard Darby H.S., Hilliard, OH
• Nasheet Zaman, Hilliard Davidson H.S., Hilliard, OH
• Jeanine Ash, Olentangy H.S., Lewis Center, OH
• Kelley Pozza, Jackson H.S., Massillon, OH
• Kathryn Newnham, Maumee H.S., Maumee, OH
• Katie Thorn, Middletown H.S., Middletown, OH
• Kimberly Ruthsatz, St. Mary Central Catholic, Sandusky, OH
• Alexander Cole, Shaker Heights H.S., Shaker Heights, OH
• Kim Boedigheimer, Lehman Catholic H.S., Sidney, OH
• Jennifer Wilding, Lehman Catholic H.S., Sidney, OH
• Derek Jarvis, St. John’s Jesuit H.S., Toledo, OH
• Justin Eskridge, Edmond Memorial H.S., Edmond, OK
• Heather M. Hartman, Carl Albert H.S., Midwest City, OK
• James Battiston, Richview Collegiate Institute, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
• Elizabeth Kyonka, Woburn Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, ON, Canada
• Tristan P. Nunez, Home Schooled, Ritter, OR
• Miryam Pomerantz, Lower Merion H.S., Ardmore, PA
• Bryan Parno, Downingtown S. H.S., Downingtown, PA
• Joseph Makin, Notre Dame H.S., Easton, PA
• Jill E. Browning, Manheim Township H.S., Lancaster, PA
• Laura Elizabeth Kimmel, H.S. for the Creative and Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• Heather Bowlan, Philadelphia H.S. for Girls, Philadelphia, PA
• Jacob Bacharach, Laurel Highlands S. H.S., Uniontown, PA
• Julie Shapiro, North Allegheny S. H.S., Wexford, PA
• Anthony M. De Gangi, Wyomissing Area S. H.S., Wyomissing, PA
• William Harris Mc Lellan, Middleton H.S., Charleston, SC
• Jennifer Etzkin, Riverside H.S., Greer, SC
• Jennifer Jeanne Bussell, South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Math Hartsville, SC
• Elizabeth A. Usry, Myrtle Beach H.S., Myrtle Beach, SC
• Joseph Cardenas, Brookings H.S., Brookings, SD
• J. R. Herlihy, St. Thomas More, Rapid City, SD
• Alyssa Misner, Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, TN
• Rachel White, Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, TN
• Erik Bachman, Jackson Central-Merry H.S., Jackson, TN
• Kristi Yelverton, Jackson Christian School, Jackson, TN
• Allen C. McIntyre, Johnston H.S., Laa, Austin, TX
• Laura Wohlgemuth, McNeil H.S., Austin, TX
• Anel Cortez, Judson S. H.S., Converse, TX
• Jenny Yu, J. M. Hanks H.S., El Paso, TX
• Rebecca E. Bolin, Edward Marcus H.S., Flower Mound, TX
• Becky Bradford, Marcus H.S., Flower Mound, TX
• Jennifer Motwani, Western Hills H.S., Fort Worth, TX
• Shervin Shirvani, Memorial S. H.S., Houston, TX
• Aliya Jiwani, North Shore S. H.S., Houston, TX
• Jonathan Ayre, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, TX
• David T. Maa, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, TX
• Sonali Ahluwalia, Taylor H.S., Katy, TX
• Sherie Carr, Marshall H.S., Marshall, TX
• Crystal Michelle Jones, Sam Rayburn H.S., Pasadena, TX
• Jessica Mayle, B.F. Terry H.S., Rosenberg, TX
• Krisa Benskin, Spring H.S., Spring, TX
• Audrey Martin, Stephenville H.S., Stephenville, TX
• Lori Neal, Graham H.S., Bluefield, VA
• Kristen Loudermilk, Centreville H.S., Clifton, VA
• Sarah Payne, Cave Spring H.S., Roanoke, VA
• Kimberly Lugar, Roanoke Catholic School, Roanoke, VA
• Marcy Crockett, Kempsville H.S., Virginia Beach, VA
• Kristina Nell Weaver, York County School of the Arts, Williamsburg, VA
• Kellie Rooney, Eastlake H.S., Redmond, WA
• Amanda Coplin, Ridgefield H.S., Ridgefield, WA
• Elizabeth Rolling, Hudson’s Bay H.S., Vancouver, WA
• Stephanie Seidl, Appleton H.S. West, Appleton, WI
• Meghan Thoreau, Brown Deer H.S., Brown Deer, WI
• Eleanor A. Heikkinen, Madison West H.S., Madison, WI
• Jonathon M. T. Roberts, Manitowoc Lutheran H.S., Manitowoc, WI
• Courtney Szper, Homestead H.S., Mequon, WI
• Jennifer Eloranta, Owen-Withee H.S., Owen, WI